ESCONDIDO  A Lutheran Church in Escondido is celebrating Boy Scout Sunday by recognizing the work of local scouts during worship services on Feb. 2. Nine Boy scouts from Pack 659 are slated to receive medals at Community Lutheran Church in Escondido.

Community Lutheran has a history of supporting the Boy Scouts. Units have met at the church and Eagle Scout projects have been built on its campus, including a walking trail and signs. The Church’s senior pastor, William Vogelsang, Jr., has worked with Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts on their religious medals.

There are four levels of the Scout Religious medal program, said Kristen Beyer, the church’s director of Christian Outreach.

Vogelsang has worked with scouts at each level. The first level explores the individual’s faith, the second relates their faith with their family, the third relates their faith to their specific church and the fourth relates their faith to real life and emphasizes community service, Beyer said.